Last Updated: January 19, 2026
NEPTUNUS LLC
Aliases
NEPTUNUS CO LTD
Nationality
Syria
Address
653/38 Baghdad Street, Lattakia, Syria
Reg. ID
6068911, Business Registration Number
Official reason
Syrian national Taher al-Kayali (al-Kayali) owns and operates Syria-based Neptunus LLC (Neptunus), a company al-Kayali has used to purchase vessels that were then used to smuggle Captagon and hashish, both well-known funding sources for the Assad regime. Al-Kayali used Neptunus to purchase the cargo ship Noka, which was carrying over $100 million w...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2210
Date of listing
2024-03-26
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions (PAARSS)
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Official Information
On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O. of June 30, 2025) that removes U.S. sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025. Sanctions will remain on Bashar al-Assad and his associates, human rights abusers, Captagon traffickers, persons linked to Syria's past proliferation activities, ISIS and Al-Qa'ida affiliates, and Iran an...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/paarss